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What I don't understand here, as someone who has run a retail bike shop, is why On Yer Bike, for the sake of a stamp, didn't just send the part in the hope that the customer would be pleased with good service and buy from them again, and maybe even recommend them to his friends as a good shop to dea...

Try riding a fixed gear bike ( on a track, or road ) you’ll pedal properly, or you’ll have a nightmare. It’s a very digital way of riding, by necessity. +1 Best thing I ever did in terms of my cycling technique. One winter on a fixed and when I got back on gears my cadence was up and gears down. It...

one issue with 'linked brakes' is that (depending on the weight distribution) you need the front brake to come on harder than the rear brake, otherwise the rear wheel just locks up in any kind of hard stop. With a hydraulic disc system an obvious way of managing this is to fit different sized discs...

alexnharvey wrote:That's not the type he's trying to make. The solutions are to anneal it yourself or to use an angle grinder, bench grinder or diamond file on the hardened steel. You might also try a carbide grit or maybe a bimetal hacksaw blade.

+1 Anneal it - heat to cherry red and allow to cool.

I know you have stated that you don't want to fit anything on your bars but I would highly recommend this BM bar-end mirror. I fitted one to our tandem and it is great. Very discreet. https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories/busch-muller-cycle-star-mirror-fits-to-handlebar-end-no-stem-for-drop-bars/ ...

I would try running the l/h cup in on its own and see if it goes in all the way. If not then measure the gap and then fit the BB as per normal, i.e. r/h cup first, then l/h cup and remeasure the gap. As long the gap is greater than before you can be sure it is OK.

Ian

I'm not convinced about the 1X transmissions. I would rather see a double chainset. This allows for closer ratios and less chance of the chain coming off at the front. An "elderly" friend of ours recently asked me to help her choose a new bike after she tried my wife's AM Jubilee and disco...

IME cassette lockrings are rarely installed with 'too much torque'; they most often work loose and this knackers the freehub body (yes even steel ones). If you are having trouble getting it off (more torque than was used to install) this means you did a good job or the parts have corroded. I would ...

Hi, Unfortunately a few click will allow the cogs to move around and wear the freehub spline, well a set up in my hands any way :) As said normal length chainwhips are a bit short, and always use use a qr on the tool, also I slather grease on the serrations to help prevent corrosion, I said a few G...

For a commuter bike I would definitely go down the Decathlon route. I would also echo Brucey's comment about the cost of front lights. I recently fitted a SA hub dynamo on my cargo bike and with it a Union Hilux Steady 35 lux headlight. These retail around the £15 mark. I don't doubt that some of th...

I don't think I've ever come across a loose lockring on a cassette but I've come across many that have clearly been over-tightened. IME it is not necessary to do much more than nip them up with a few good clicks (I know - very subjective). But those clicks are there to stop the thing coming undone a...

I find that "handling" is a very subjective thing. I regularly ride a lightweight roadbike with 700x25c tyres, a 17" wheeled Moulton, a 26" wheeled tandem a cargo bike with 20" front wheel. What strikes me every time I change bike is that the handling feels "wrong"...

IME holding the tool in place as shown here (scroll down) can save a lot of grief if the metal / plastic rings are tight. (If the crank spindle is solid then a crank retaining bolt will usually work with a few washers.) HTH You're quite right and it's worth trying to source a removal tool that is q...

That's not a BB30, it's a cartridge BB. You will need the tool to remove it and fit the new one. Not at all expensive such as this one for a fiver. https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/cyclus-bottom-bracket-tool-isis-drive/rp-prod172561 Note the thread on the r/h side is a left hand thread - that is ...

Thank you all for your helpful insights. I'll try her on my B17 Imperial first to see how she finds it and then go from there. I'll report back.

Ian